

Little Paris: A French treasure trove in Crouch End
Nicolas Peponnet loves little more than driving through France with his beloved dog Bobby and searching for treasures from the early 1900s.
The 37-year-old interior designer owns Little Paris Store in Crouch End, selling furniture and accessories (vintage and new). He has an eye for the unusual, the beautiful and the quirky.
He told the Local Buyers Club: “There was something very special and crazy about Paris in the early 1900s – these were very creative times. It was th


Gold! Kemp brothers order a "Spandau" at East End bakery
Staff at The Bread Station thought it was gold when Spandau Ballet’s Martin and Gary Kemp popped in and ordered their "Spandau" pastry. The London Fields bakery, which uses traditional Danish baking methods, has been serving the Spandauer (a sweet Danish pastry) since they opened. A member os staff at the bakery said: “This was completely out of the blue, but it was GOLD! So great to have them in the bakery and we’e delighted Spandau are fans of our Spandau” They chose well –